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As we become civilized we are governed less by persons and more by principles. . . . the best of all leaders is the man who teaches people to lead themselves.
-Robert Green Ingersoll
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Robert Green Ingersoll
As we become civilized we are governed less by persons and more by principles. . . . the best of all leaders is the man who teaches people to lead themselves.
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